Candidate Support by School Districts

National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

Many school districts are supporting teachers through the process for becoming a National Board Certified Teacher (NBCT).
Below is a compilation of information gathered from district surveys, statewide resources, and reports from teachers and support providers.
Much of this information is subject to contract negotiations between districts and teachers' unions, which may change from year to year.
Please contact your district for the most current information. If your district is not listed below, it may still offer assistance.
Please send any updated information to Judy Sinclair at jsinclair@cde.ca.gov.

District

County

Candidate Fee Support

Other Support

NBCT Incentives

Alum Rock Union Elementary School District (ESD)

Santa Clara

$650

None

None

Anaheim City School District

Los Angeles

None

Support program

None

Aspire Public Schools

San Mateo

100%

Release days, technical support

Annual: $2,000

Baldwin Park Unified (USD)

Los Angeles

None

None

Annual: $1,000

Bear Valley USD

San Bernardino

$1,000

Coaching support, release time, and video help

$2,000 for five years NB process counts for district's teacher evaluation process

Belmont Redwood Shores School District

San Mateo

None

None

Annual: $2,500

Berkeley USD

Alameda

None

None

Fee reimbursement and annual $1,500 to the first 20 NBCT's

Black Oak Mine USD

El Dorado

None

None

None

Buena Park ESD

Orange

None

Support program, video assistance, release time

Reimbursement of fees not covered by grants or scholarships

Butteville Union ESD

Siskiyou

None

None

$1,000 stipend

Cambrian ESD (San Jose)

Santa Clara

None

None

Annual: $2,000

Capistrano USD

Orange

None

Release time, video support

10 units of advancement credit on salary schedule

Carlsbad USD

San Diego

None

None

NBCTs move to the far right of the pay scale

Ceres USD

Stanislaus

None

None

50% reimbursement of fees

Chaffey Joint Union High School District (UHSD)

San Bernardino

$2,300

None

None

Charter Oak USD

Los Angeles

None

None

Annual: $800

Chula Vista

San Diego

Up to $1,300 and up to 3 retake fees

One release day, monthly meetings, video support

None

Clovis USD

Fresno

None

None

Annual: $500 for four years

Coachella Valley USD

Riverside

$2,000 for up to ten candidates

Five release days

None

Coast Unified

San Luis Obispo

$500

Release days and support meetings

None

Cupertino USD

Santa Clara

None

None

$1,000 fee reimbursement Annual: equivalent to a Master's stipend

Davis Joint USD

Yolo

None

$100 for materials, five release days ,and professional development (PD) credit for support meetings

None

Eastside USD

Santa Clara

$2,000

Release time, video help, and meetings

Incentives for coaching candidates

Escondido ESD

San Diego

None

Support group

None

Escondido Union HSD

San Diego

$1,000

Three release days

Annual: $1,000

Fairfield-Suisun USD

Solano

Will pay retake fees for candidates.

Support program, fee support, video assistance, release time

Annual: Equivalent to Master's stipend

Fallbrook Union Elementary

San Diego

A $5,000 fund.

None

A $1,623 stipend.

Folsom-Cordova USD

Sacramento

None

Coaching support

None

Fontana USD

San Bernardino

None

Support group

None

Fresno USD

Fresno

None

None

Annual: $1,000 only if active

Glendale USD

Los Angeles

$1,000 loan

Support provided on individual basis

Annual: $2,500 for additional 50 hours worked

Hawthorne SD

Los Angeles

$1,000 loan

Release time

None

Hemet USD

Riverside

None

None

Annual: $700

Hillsborough City SD

San Mateo

50% of fee

None

50% of fee reimbursed and Annual: $750

Hueneme ESD

Ventura

None

None

Additional 5% (Step 1, Column III) on salary schedule. Increase continues through 10-year period that the certificate is valid.

Kerman USD

Fresno

$2,300

Release time

None

Lake Tahoe USD

El Dorado

Fee support

Release time and sample portfolios

None

Las Lomitas ESD

San Mateo

100%

Release time

Annual: about $1,800

Long Beach USD

Los Angeles

$2,300 for completed pre-candidacy

Support program, two release days

5% salary increase additional 5% for providing 60 hours of PD

Los Angeles USD

Los Angeles

None

Support network provides comprehensive programs for all candidates seeking certification.

7.5% salary increase additional 7.5% for 92 hours of PD

Manhattan Beach USD

Los Angeles

$2,000 for up to ten candidates

Five release days, four training days, and video support

Annual: $1,000 for four years

Menlo Park City Schools

San Mateo

None

None

Annual: $2,600

Moreland ESD

Santa Clara

None

None

Annual: $2,000 (equivalent to a Master's degree)

Mountain View

Los Angeles

Fee support

One release day

None

Mountain View - Los Altos USD

Santa Clara

Fee support

Three days release time

Annual: Same as Master's stipend and four units credit on salary schedule for completed process

Mt. Diablo

Contra Costa

None

Support program, release days, and copying support

Annual: Same as a Master's stipend

New Haven USD

Alameda

$1,000

Support program, one day release time

Annual: $750

Newport-Mesa USD

Orange

None

Support program

2% salary increase

Oak Grove ESD

Santa Clara

None

None

Annual: $2,000

Oakland USD

Alameda

None

Support program (510-879-8914)

Annual: $1,000

Oceanside USD

San Diego

100%

None

Annual: 6% of base salary

Orange USD

Orange

$1,000

Video support

Annual: $1,000 and Board of Education maintains a plaque with NBCT names